In addition to voting for the Best of U.S. Soccer awards, fans can also vote daily for the prestigious Chevrolet Athlete of the Year awards until the Dec. 17 deadline.

As with last year, fans across the country were called on to nominate finalists for the Best Soccer Bar and Best Soccer Store awards and the top 10 vote-getters became finalists. Fans also wrote in to help select the six finalists for Best U.S. Soccer Story.

2004 Best of U.S. Soccer Awards

Best Soccer Bar:This award goes to the best soccer-focused or soccer-friendly bar in the United States. You know the place: itâ€™s where you go to watch the U.S. Menâ€™s National Team play an away World Cup qualifier. Itâ€™s the place that opens on Saturday at 8 a.m. just so you and your gang can watch the dayâ€™s English Premier League offerings. Itâ€™s also the place that showsâ€¦ sayâ€¦the pay-per-view broadcast of a Youth World Championship and a place where the bartender knows who won the last Champions League title.

The Britannia Arms (San Jose, Calif.)

Dark Horse Pub (Philadelphia, Pa.)

The George & Dragon Pub (Seattle, Wash.)

Ginger's Ale House (Chicago, Ill.)

Kell's (Portland, Ore.)

Nathan Hale's (New York, N.Y.)

Nevada Smith's (New York, N.Y.)

Shakespeare Pub & Grille (San Diego, Calif.)

Summers Restaurant (Arlington, Va.)

Three Lions Pub (Charleston, S.C.)

Best Soccer Store:This award honors the best all-around store to buy all things soccer, from the red-hot Nike Aerow 90 ball to gear for your Saturday league to the that Mia Hamm U.S. Womenâ€™s National Team keepsake jersey.

Angelo's Soccer Corner (four locations in Pennsylvania)

Far Post Soccer Supply Co. (Portland, Ore.)

Gotshalk's (Boston, Mass.)

The Onion Bag (New York, N.Y.)

Soccer Locker (Miami, Fla.)

Soccer Master (four locations around St. Louis, Mo.)

Soccer Post (Philadelphia, Pa.)

Soccer Shack (Rochester, N.Y.)

Soccer Unlimited (four locations around Indianapolis, Ind.)

Soccer USA (Austin, Texas)

Best U.S. Soccer Story:This award recognizes the most positive and/or most-talked-about story within American soccer for the calendar year.

Freddy Adu Mania Sweeps the Nation

Veterans, Young Stars Lead WNT to Gold in Greece

MLS Expands to 12 Teams with Real Salt Lake and Chivas USA

Last-Minute Heroics Help MNT to Long Unbeaten Streak, Final Round of Qualifying

Hamm, Foudy and Fawcett Finish Legendary Careers

D.C. United Returns to Glory Days with MLS Cup Win

Best Fashion Statement:This light-hearted honor goes to the most original or most fashionable clothing or jewelry accesory worn by a soccer player this year.

Best Soccer Fans:This year, the award goes to the fan that went above and beyond the call of duty to support one of the U.S. National Teams either abroad or in our own backyard.

Contingent of 150 plus fans from 21 different states who made their presence known at the Amsterdam ArenA for the U.S. MNTâ€™s narrow 1-0 loss to Holland on Feb. 18.

Friends, family and fans that made the trip to Greece to support the U.S. Women in person, despite the security concerns surrounding the Games.

The record number of fans that jammed onto ussoccer.com's MatchTracker to follow the U.S. Women's National Team's Gold Medal win over Brazil on Aug. 26.

The Sam's Army contingent that packed the North Stands in Foxboro, Mass., for the U.S. Men's first home qualifier of the semifinal round, a 2-0 win over El Salvador on Sept. 4.

The City of Rochester, which completely threw itself behind hometown hero Abby Wambach, so much so that the NBC affiliate stepped up to produce a local broadcast so that the whole town could see the historic match.

The more than 150,000 fans that filled enormous football stadiums with cheers and screams along the "Fan Celebration Tour," helping the U.S. WNT average more than 15,000 fans per venue on their farewell tour.

Best Goal:This award goes to the best goal scored by a full U.S. National Team player in an international match played this year. Different from years past, this award will be judged on technical merit alone, as opposed to the importance of the match in which it took place.

Brian McBride's upper-90 finish of a clever Conor Casey flick pass to help the U.S. to a lopsided result in a World Cup qualifying tune-up match â€“ U.S. MNT 4, Honduras 0 â€“ June 2

Lindsay Tarpley's rocket that gave the U.S. a 1-0 lead over Brazil in the Gold Medal Match â€“ U.S. WNT 2, Brazil 1 (OT) â€“ Aug. 26

Brian Ching's give-and-go with Bobby Convey that ended with him snapping home a header off the post to give the U.S. a 1-0 lead in the fifth minute of their first home qualifier of the semifinal round â€“ U.S. MNT 2, El Salvador 0 â€“ Sept. 4

Abby Wambach is the only U.S. player in the offensive half of the field as she flicks a ball over two defenders and then hits a 22-yard looping blast in a win over Iceland â€“ U.S. WNT 3, Iceland 0 â€“ Sept. 29

Landon Donovanâ€™s clinical outside of the foot finish inside the near post opened the scoring in a route of Panama â€“ U.S. MNT 6, Panama 0 â€“ Oct. 13

Best Assist:This award goes to the best assist served up by a full U.S. National Team player in an international match played this year. A new award for this year, this award will also be judged on technical merit alone, as opposed to the importance of the match in which it took place.

After receiving a ball from Conor Casey with his back to goal, a Josh Wolff flick falls perfectly into the path of a streaking DaMarcus Beasley, who calmly slots it through the legs of goalkeeper Jerzy Dudek â€“ U.S. MNT 1, Poland 0 â€“ March 31

Abby Wambach's clever back-heeled assist in the path of Mia Hamm, who finished clinically with her left foot to help the WNT to a win in the first match of the "FCT" â€“ U.S. WNT 4, Iceland 3 â€“ Sept. 25

Best Late-Game Heroics:This award honors the best goals that either won or tied the game either late in the match, in stoppage time or in overtime.

Eddie Pope's game-winning tap-in of a Taylor Twellman header in the 93rd minute in Dallas to extend the MNT's recent dominance of Mexico â€“ U.S. MNT 1, Mexico 0 â€“ April 28

With a sold-out crowd of 3,000 in Costa Rica going crazy as the hosts applied serious pressure late in the game down 2-0, the U.S. Futsal Team silenced the arena by sending the fans to the exits with Greg Howes' length-of-the-field shot into an empty net with two minutes to play, moving the U.S. into the Futsal World Championship - U.S. Futsal 4, Costa Rica 0 - July 30

Brian Ching's 89th minute strike in Jamaica to tie the match and earn a valuable point in the first match of the semifinal round of 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualifying â€“ U.S. MNT 1, Jamaica 1 â€“ Aug. 18

Heather O'Reilly's clever run and flicked shot that served as the game winner in the 99th minute to put the USA in the Gold Medal Match â€“ U.S. WNT 2, Germany 1 (OT) â€“ Aug. 23

Cobi Jones' finish of a swampy scramble in the penalty area to salvage yet another point on the road in semifinal qualifying â€“ U.S. MNT 1, Panama 1 â€“ Sept. 8

Best Game Performance (Player):This award goes to the one U.S. National Team player who took the team on his or her shoulders and put their respective team in position to win with their outstanding, if not dominating, individual performance. The finalists were determined with special consideration given to the importance of the match in which the noteworthy performance occurred.

Abby Wambach's hat trick that led the WNT to its third Algarve Cup title in the last five years â€“ U.S. WNT 4, Norway 1 â€“ March 20

Ed Johnson's hat trick in just 18 minutes that turned a solid 3-0 win over Panama into a six-goal blowout that clinched a spot in the next round of qualifying in emphatic fashion â€“ U.S. MNT 6, Panama 0 â€“ Oct. 13

Best Game Performance (Team):This award is for that game where a U.S. National Team played out of their heads and rose to the occasion to deliver an outstanding -- or even unexpected -- result. The finalits were determined with special consideration given to the importance of the match in which the noteworthy performance occurred.